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Dog:
- DEA 1 positive/negative
- Prior to blood transfusions, it is advisable to test donor and recipient animals
for blood group compatibility.
Cat:
- A, B, C (formerly AB)
- Do not use umbilical cord blood.
- In cat breeds, the blood groups of the parent animals should be determined before mating in order to avoid neonatal iso-immune haemolytic anaemia.
Genetic testing in A animals is indicated to detect carriers of the recessive b gene.
Horse: (tst number 318)
Please note that erological blood grouping is also part of the Blood Donation Profiles dog and cat
Sample maximum age is 3 days.
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